Restore Fertility with Homeopathy

How Homeopathy Can Help Women Suffering from Infertility

In order to restore fertility more and more women seek homeopathic medicine. Female causes of infertility can be many but mostly are of two kinds: structural abnormalities and hormonal imbalances.

The first kind can be helped with homeopathic medicine but not all cases will resolve in a pregnancy, the second type can definitely be helped by homeopathy and women with hormonal imbalances restore fertility within a few cycles leading usually to healthy pregnancies.

Obviously everyone is different, so specific homeopathic treatment is advised to restore fertility.

During homeopathic treatment to restore fertility many aspects of your menstrual cycle are taken into consideration, for example the lengths of your cycle is very important, the type of menstrual bleeding (bright red, clotted), the premenstrual discomforts like cravings, headaches, lower back pain, pelvic pain, etc.

The mental and emotional changes that women experience during the premenstrual period should also be investigated by a homeopathic practitioner to help deal with hormonal fluctuations and imbalances.

Homeopathic medicine can help restore fertility when followed in conjunction with a healthy diet low in animal fats and high in fiber from legumes, fruits and vegetables.

Fibroids and Polyps

The formation of fibroids, which are benign growth of the muscles of the uterine cavity, can be a physical obstacle to the implantation of the fertilized egg and to the development of the embryo, thus preventing pregnancy.

Fibroids are caused by sudden rise in estrogen levels, so creating hormonal balance is an important factor in their treatment. Here are some useful homeopathic remedies. It is always best to seek the advice of a homeopathic practitioner to have a more in dept analysis of your case and to restore fertility.

Bufo rana

Burning in ovaries and uterus. Tumors and polyps of uterus.

Thuja occidentalis

Warts on vulva and perineum. Vaginal discharge is profuse, thick and green in color. Severe pain in the left ovary and left inguinal region. Menses are scanty and late. Polypi and fleshy growths. Profuse perspiration before menses. Ailments from vaccinations.

Fraxinus americana

Enlargements of the uterus, fibroid growths and prolapsed uterus. Uterine tumors with bearing down sensation and painful periods.

Salix nigra 3X

Bleeding with uterine fibroids. Irritability before and during menses. Pain in the ovaries and difficult menses.

Helonias

Very tired women with a weight and a dragging sensation in the uterus with tendency to prolapse especially after miscarriages. Back pain after miscarriages. Malposition of the uterus. This is a great remedy for infertility. The woman is very conscious of the womb. Itchy vagina and vulva with white discharges. Constant pain over the kidneys. Diabetes mellitus and insipidus.

Lappa 3X

Uterine displacements. Lack of tone in the uterus. Worse standing and walking.

Ignatia

Hysteria, sobbing, and grief.

Phosphorus

Metrititis. Menses too early and too scanty, lasting too long with hemorrhages from the uterus between periods. White discharges that are burning and come instead of menses. Uterine polyps and amenorrhea with bleeding in other parts of the body (nose bleeds).

Calcarea carbonica

This remedy helps for women that are very concerned about their health and develop infertility. Menses too early, too profuse, too long. Uterine polyps and sterility with heavy menstrual flow and cutting pain in the uterus during menses. Swollen breasts before menses. This is a great remedy to restore fertility.

Calcarea fluorica 6X

(Tissue Salt preparation) Indurations and tumors of the uterus and ovaries. Best taken as a tissue salts for 3-6 months.

Thlaspi bursa pastoris 6X

Hemorrhages from uterine fibroids with aching in the back and a general bruised feeling. Heavy cots during uterine cramps. Bleeding between periods. Menses are too frequent and heavy. Every other period is very heavy. This remedy is suitable for women who have difficulty recovering from a period before another begins.

Trillium pendulum

This remedy is great for women who suffer from anemia and feel dizzy. There are uterine hemorrhages from fibroids with cramp-like pains and a sensation of broken hips. This remedy has also a great use for threatened miscarriages with gushing of bright blood on the least movement.

Ustilago maydis 3X

Flabby conditions of the uterus with hemorrhages. Uterus becomes hypertrophied, the cervix bleeds easily, ovaries burn and become swollen. Profuse menses after miscarriage. Blood flow can be clotted forming long black strings.

Often used to prevent miscarriages and aids in false labor-pains. This is a remedy for cramps and colicky pains in the pelvic region. Menses are too late and when they come they are scanty and last for a few hours. Bearing down pains before menses. Ovarian region feels heavy and congested. Aching in sacral area extending to the front of the thighs. Frequent miscarriage early on during a pregnancy may be due to luteal phase defect. This remedy can help restore fertility in some cases.

Weak uterus, painful small joints and thrush. The cervix is very rigid. False labor and failure to progress during labor. Needle-like pains in the cervix. Painful periods with pains flying to other parts of the body.

Ovarian inflammation (ovaritis) with sterility. This remedy can restore fertility in cases where there is increase sexual desire. Vaginismus and itchy vagina. Menses too early, too profuse, dark clotted with spasms and bearing down pains.

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

If you are suffering from PCOS and rarely ovulate here are some remedies your homeopathic practitioner can help select to assist your case and restore fertility.

The following homeopathic remedies can be very useful in stimulating the ovaries when taken during the first 14 days of the menstrual cycle. If a woman rarely ovulates, it may be advisable to begin at anytime.

Lilium tigrinum 6C

Pathological conditions of uterus and ovaries. This remedy can restore fertility in cases of congestion and ante-version of uterus with bearing down sensation. Early, scanty, dark clotted menses with the flow only when moving about.

Senecio aureus 3X

Menses too late with recurrent amenorrhea (absent menses), bladder inflammation and congested kidneys accompanied by back pain. Nervous and irritable an unable to concentrate on one thing.

When the ovaries have exhausted their energy after undergoing a series of infertility treatments this remedy can help restore fertility. It can also help re-start a natural menstrual cycle after years of birth control pill use and excess hormones as a result of estrogen dominance syndrome.

I first heard about this remedy while taking my course in women's health and homeopathy developed by homeopath Melissa Assilem with the British Institute of Homeopathy. The remedy is available at Helios Homeopathic Pharmacy.

It should be taken in small doses in order to regulate a woman's cycle and it will bring on the period especially in cases of policystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis or where the uterine lining is overstimulated by excessive estrogen. According to Melissa Assilem, an optimum time to give Folliculinum is on the tenth to fourteenth day of the cycle.

Also different potency work in quite different ways: 3X or 4C stimulates and can bring on menstruation, the 7C is a balancer, and the 9C is a menstrual retardant, where there may be very frequent periods. This remedy is part of the Homeopathic Fertility Program and helps restore fertility in women.

Ovaries

Below is a list of homeopathic remedies that have an affinity with the ovaries and should be selected based on your most similar characteristic symptoms in order to restore fertility.

Apis mellifica

This remedy helps is cases of ovaritis or ovarian inflammation which is worse on the right side with soreness and stinging pains. Painful menses with severe ovarian pains. Great tenderness of uterine region. It can help treat ovarian cysts.

Secale

Indicated for women that suffer from menstrual colic worse right ovary with dark and irregular menses with brown discharges during the entire cycle. It is indicated when there is continuing watery blood discharges until the next period. Never been well since a miscarriage or pregnancy.

Baryta muriatica

This remedy can restore fertility in cases of underdeveloped ovaries.

Lachesis

Left ovary very painful and swollen (cysts). Swollen, burning uterus. Pain relieved by menstrual flow. PMS with inflamed and swollen breasts. This remedy works well when one dose is given at the beginning of the menses. Worse from suppressed menses caused by birth control pill or other hormonal therapies.

Colocynthis

Boring pain in left ovary. Round, small cysts in the ovaries or broad ligaments. Painful menses with bearing down cramps which are better by bending double.

Vaginal discharges like egg white with sensation as if warm water was flowing. This remedy favors easy conception and it is well indicated in resilient cases of vaginal yeast.

Bryonia

Menses too early, too profuse worse motion. Stitching pain in ovaries especially the right ovary extending to the thighs . Pain in the breasts at menstrual period. Frequent bleeding of nose at the appearance of period. Inflammation of the ovaries and pain around ovulation.

Palladium

Right ovarian pain due to indurations, swelling or cysts, ameliorated by rubbing, pressure or bending the legs. Cutting pain in the uterus better after stool.

Xanthoxylum 6X

Menses too early and painful, thick and almost black. Yeast infection during menses. Ovarian neuralgia left sided with neuralgic pains going down the thigh (electric like pains). Neuralgic pains during menses with neuralgic headaches. Weakness and difficulty assimilating nutrients from the diet.

Endometriosis

Endometriosis is a condition that many women suffer from even at a very young age. It is associated with heavy and painful menses in the majority of the cases.

A portion of the endometrial lining migrates to other areas of the abdominal cavity, like the fallopian tubes and the bowels. This tissue is stimulated to contract by the action of hormones during the menstrual period causing pain.

The following remedies can help restore fertility caused by endometriosis. Homeopathy can help in cases of endometriosis when the characteristic symptoms you are experiencing match the indication of the remedy:

Xantoxilum fraxineum

(see above)

Apis

(see above)

Medorrhinum

For women with chronic pelvic disorders. Itchy white vaginal discharge that smells like fish. Sterility, endometriosis, intense menstrual colicky pains. Warts on genitals, ovarian pain worse on the left side or that goes from one ovary to the other. Menses have an offensive odor and are dark. Ailments after suppressed gonorrhea.

Very irritable. Menses are irregular, too early and last too long. The blood can be dark with fainting spells. Metrorrhagia (abnormal menstrual bleeding) with sensation of passing stool. Irritable bladder.

Pulsatilla

Weepy and moody before period. Cramping painful periods with cramps before period arrives. Nausea, vomiting before periods aggravated by eating fatty foods. Bloating feeling, swollen breasts and back pain before period. Weight gain before menses.

Secale

(see above)

Sepia

Great constitutional remedy that fits well a picture of hormonal imbalance in women that are over worked and have sluggish constitution, due to a weak liver, pancreas and spleen. This remedy is excellent in restore fertility after birth control, miscarriages, abortions and pregnancy.

Cramps before period with a dragging sensation as if the uterus would fall out. For this reason, they tend to cross their legs and suffer from poor circulation to the uterus and pelvic region. They feel tired and rather sit and do nothing but when they move around they feel better and actually tend to like dancing and activity.

They also suffer from recurrent yeast infections with itchy, burning white, yellow-green discharges. They are worse after intercourse and dread having sex because it can be painful or they feel exhausted afterward. Violent stitching pains going upwards in the vagina, from uterus to umbilicus. Pain in left inguinal region extending to the back.

Laparoscopy and Surgery

If you are going to have a laparoscopy consider the following remedies to help you heal faster from the procedure:

Calendula 30C, 200C

This remedy has anti septic properties and speeds up healing.

Bellis perennis 30C, 200C

It has a great affinity for soft tissue trauma especially of pelvic organs. This remedy may restore fertility in cases where the pelvic organs have been traumatized by past abdominal surgery.

Arnica 200C

This remedy helps ease the pain of a bruised, lame sore feeling after the procedure. It also prevent hemorrhages and helps healing.

Carbo vegetabilis 30C, 200C

This helps in cases of distended abdomen after the procedure. It helps restore strength if you feel weak after loss of fluids or after drugs. There is coldness with weak pulse and faintness. Respiratory cough after anesthetic medication.

Phosphorus

Vomiting after anesthetic medication. Bright red blood loss.

"Restoring fertility with homeopathic medicine is achieved by taking into account the mental, emotional and physical imbalances a woman is experiencing. Symptoms are just the manifestation of these imbalances."